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It takes a village, not a district.
In the ongoing process of forcing a “master” plan for the area around the proposed new Savannah Civic Arena, something important is...

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Mar 21, 20232 min read


Can the Canal District's Master Plan process work?
We recently attended the City of Savannah’s highly touted opening for the Canal District Master Plan process, along with lots of other...

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A Greater Force
“There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about.” Words spoken by Margaret J. Wheatley and a core...

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Working Vision for Savannah's Canal District
The City of Savannah decided to locate her long-awaited Civic Arena project on our west side five years ago in an effort to expand our...

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Congratulations Ana!
We are so proud of our team mate, Ana Manzo, for receiving the AIA Georgia 2019 Student Honor Award for her thesis project: Somatic...

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GMShay Teams with Local Photography Legend "RLJ" to Capture SCAC's Beautiful Space
We were very thankful to work with so many dynamic creatives and consultants on the Savannah Cultural Arts Center. Its design,...

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Mar 21, 20231 min read


Savannah Cultural Arts Center - GRAND OPENING!
GMShay was honored to attend the Cultural Arts Center Grand Opening on April 13-14. It was a fantastic event and we are proud that our...

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Mar 21, 20231 min read


The Lesson of Galveston
One of the most inspiring books that I own is Galveston, A City on Stilts. Published in 2008, it photographically and succinctly narrates...

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TLC Awards 2019
Recently I was selected to be the recipient of a great and honorable award from Savannah’s Tourism Leadership Council. The TLC was...

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Mar 21, 20232 min read


Benedictine Stadium Ground Opening!
Yesterday, GMShay was honored to be a part of the BC Stadium groundbreaking for the new "Father Albert C. Bickerstaff" synthetic turf...

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What is Preservation's Future?
Ironically, the historic preservation movement began with the demolition of a commercial hotel in Savannah. From the debris of The...

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What is the Definition of Preservation?
A few years ago I took the opportunity to go to Venice and study how mosaics were made in the traditional way. I was working in a studio...

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Landscape Architecture
Over my 40 years in the field of architecture, I have had the pleasure of working with some fine professional landscape architects....

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Builders Wanted
Great architecture just isn’t possible without the help of equally great builders. It wasn’t until about 140 years ago that the two...

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Sustainable Technology
A few years back, we started up a company called GreenSweep, to focus on retrofits for energy conservation. Our two biggest contracts...

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Back of the Envelope
The front of the envelope is all business. The address of where the goods came from, the place where they need to go, and the price of...

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The Architecture of Savannah
When most people think of the architecture of Savannah, they think of the stately Owens-Thomas House, the beautiful dome of City Hall, or...

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Urban Design
A few years ago, we created a handsome and visually appropriate design for a mixed use development on a busy street corner in the center...

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Mar 21, 20233 min read


Savannah Night Music: Running with Ramsey
For over thirty years I have been hearing folks (including my own son David) complain that Savannah doesn’t have a music scene. Last...

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Mar 21, 20235 min read
Rules and Boundaries
Creativity is constrained by boundaries, not rules. Rules actually make a good designer be more creative. Without any rules, standards or...

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Mar 21, 20232 min read
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